Why is Bentonite Clay used to form Degradable Sulfur products?
• Because Elemental Sulfur is insoluble in water, a pure Sulfur pellet would not readily disintegrate in soil. Bentonite absorbs water and swells to break up the Sulfur granules and provide a high degree of surface area exposure of Sulfur to microbes in soil – microbes then oxidize the Elemental Sulfur into plant useable Sulfate. • There are many types of Bentonite Clay with a range of different characteristics. After extensive research, Keg River selected two specific types of Bentonite for our Degradable Sulfur fertilizers that yield the best results: one that is very high-swelling, but hydrates slowly, and one that swells less, but hydrates very quickly. When exposed to water, this combination of Bentonite Clays provides excellent degradation to facilitate efficient conversion to Sulfate. • Bentonite content in Sulfur pastilles also increases particle hardness. Higher pastille durability means less dust generation during handling. • Bentonite content also decreases resistivity of bu
